carpemanana
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Post by carpemanana on Sept 24, 2018 14:35:28 GMT -5
Hey there, I'm a total noob and will be for a while evidently. I'm noticing something lately and hope someone can shed light. In Dominion, blue team can have 3 beacons to red's 2, and red can have one bot left on the field, pinned down, yet we still lose the match due to beacon control. There have multiple times where I'm about to cap a beacon and as soon as I step foot in the circle, the "defeated" sign comes up and we're done, when red had 4 beacons or less. I'm on a huge losing streak suddenly, down to 28%. This last battle, we lost, yet the scorecard shows us capping 8 beacons to red's 7. Is Dominion scored a certain way?
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Post by BossieBos on Sept 24, 2018 14:52:54 GMT -5
It depends. If timer runs out (10 minutes) the side that has the longest (beacon) bar wins. If timer hasn’t run out, but one side’s (beacon) bar is empty, the opposing side wins. At the end of the game the losing side can “have” 4 beacons in possession, but still lose. Because either their bar is empty, or timer has run out and the opposing team has a longer bar.  Hope that explains it to you. |
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carpemanana
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Post by carpemanana on Sept 24, 2018 14:59:52 GMT -5
It does, thanks. I knew I was missing something. Blue team's been getting our butts handed to us almost every game lately, so I'll start watching the bar more closely.
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Post by BossieBos on Sept 24, 2018 15:03:02 GMT -5
You’re welcome, good luck.  Also, in lower league, your teammates often don’t have a clue as to what beacons do, so don’t feel bad... you can’t carry the whole team by yourself, knowing this. ;p |
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Post by go red on Sept 24, 2018 16:15:40 GMT -5
Just to fill in, the rate blue bar drop depends on how many red beacon out there.
Say, blue bar drop like hell when beacons are all red. On the other hand, blue bar froze (stop dropping) when beacons are all blue.
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carpemanana
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Post by carpemanana on Sept 24, 2018 19:00:27 GMT -5
That helps, ya'll. I was thinking there must be another factor involved other than just capping beacons. I'm assuming that kills and damage must effect the bar along with caps. And I get it that I'm in the lower tiers, so there's people that are still figuring things out, like me. It seems sporadic. Sometimes I can count on the 1-2 bots I'm with to stick around and back me up like I do them, but a lot of times, I end up getting my 「bum-bum」 kicked. I'll head with two other bots to a beacon and we'll be approaching 2-3 reds, and I'm thinking we're gonna triangulate the crap out of them. But then the fight starts and after a bit I notice I'm the only one fighting three robots; my compatriots are off chasing down the guy with the lowest health.
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Post by Royce on Sept 24, 2018 22:48:23 GMT -5
The bar is only affected by beacons held. The more beacons you hold the faster your opponent’s bar is depleted. So in the simplest example, if you hold 3 beacons and the opponent holds 2, both your bars will slowly shrink but your opponent’s will 50% faster so you will eventually win if you manage to maintain a 1 beacon advantage long enough. The capture itself doesn’t affect the bar, neither do damage or kills. It’s all about maintaining blue beacons.
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carpemanana
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Post by carpemanana on Sept 25, 2018 0:06:56 GMT -5
It's about maintaining the beacons. I'll do it. I have a decent starter-Natasha that I'm upgrading so we'll try that, see how she does. Thanks Royce.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2018 2:10:54 GMT -5
You’re welcome, good luck. Also, in lower league, your teammates often don’t have a clue as to what beacons do, so don’t feel bad... you can’t carry the whole team by yourself, knowing this. ;p Knowing how to win, beacons, gives you a good advantage in the early game...provided the reds are as clueless as the blues. |
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